Is anyone else having trouble with freeview just now?

Question

I used to be able to get most channels but for the last few weeks i'm lucky if i get five tv channels properly, either bad picture or no picture at all, is anybody else in the north west of england having trouble and have you any idea why cos it's really driving me mad. Is it cos my digibox is quite old now or is it because of something they are doing for the switchover. Also my digibox used to automatically scan and has now stopped and i've lost the instruction book but i've tried and tried to initiate a scan and i can't, any help would be really appreciated.

Answer 1

im in manchester and i lose channels whan it is a clear sunny day!

Answer 2

same here in north east. i was told its because my aerial is too old and too small to pick up the signal properly. just another money making scam methinks.

Answer 3

try "rebooting" your box. unplug it from the mains and leave it for at lest 30 seconds. plug it back in and rescan the channels. electrical interference can affect the units.unplugging it lets it reset.

Answer 4

im in the south west of scotland and mines keep cutting off and going black for no reason

Answer 5

I have had to take two telly's with built in free view back because it was fragmenting yet i have an old  telly and a Philips free view box and its great.But I all so had trouble with the same thing on Sky it got so bad it was unwatchable so I kicked that into touch.I can only surmise that they are cutting down on transmitting power